Former State Rep. Mike Hill (R) has pre-filed qualified to run for his former post that’s currently held by Rep. Michelle Salzman (R). Salzman has qualified. The Secretary of State shows that…
Former IHMC TA promoted
Dr. Niranjan Suri has been named an associate director at Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Suri is an IHMC Senior Research Scientist and Associate for Research for the Information Sciences…
City sanitation rates going up
The City of Pensacola Sanitation Services Department is proposing a rate increase for City Sanitation customers, which will help ensure quality sanitation services are provided to residents while accounting for rising labor…
‘Made in the South’ entry deadline tomorrow [podcast]
The deadline for Garden & Gun’s Made in the South awards is Wednesday, June 15. Six Reasons to Enter the 2022 Made in the South Awards via G&G.com If you’re a Southern…
Who has qualified to run as June 13?
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS OF JUNE 13, 2022 The following local candidates qualified as of June 13, 2022: Escambia County Commissioner (Partisan) District 2 Kevin Brown – REP Mike Kohler – REP District…
Real news: Monday, June 13
Escambia County Commission Chair Jeff Bergosh says the county is close to reaching a three-year budget agreement with Sheriff Chip Simmons. He also discusses the issue surrounding how to pay for increased…
Vice admiral visits NAS Pensacola
Vice Adm. Ricky Williamson, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (OPNAV N4), met with base officials at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola and other bases in Florida and…
FDOH overwhelmed as DeSantis pushed to reopen in 2020
By Grayson Keglovic A State Auditor General report released last week found several inaccuracies in how Florida tracked COVID-19 cases and deaths during the early months of the pandemic that may have…
Transportation survey
Annually, the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization reviews the transportation priorities for the urbanized areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, and Orange Beach and the community of Lillian in Alabama….
Making “The World That We Want To See”
Just in time for Juneteenth, Broadway-bound musical “Henry Box Brown: A Musical Journey” is coming to Pensacola this weekend, hoping to spark conversations about racism, understanding and tolerance in the community. The musical…
Our story on Jay
From March 24: Digging into Jay’s History By Jeremy Morrison An awful anniversary slipped by quietly last month. Local historian Tom Garner observed the moment alone up in Jay, in a field…
What did readers listen to this past week
Top Podcasts for the past week: American Magic Skipper Tampa Bay Times: FDOH undercounts COVID Breaking the Stigma Henry Box Brown: The Musical Journey Blazer Academy McConaughey and Green Converse Gas Prices…
New Rashid STEM Scholarship at UWF [podcast]
Muhammad and Fatema Rashid established the Dr. Faeza Rashid Kazmier STEM Scholarship Endowment, which will benefit first generation in college and female students in UWF’s Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering….
Real News podcasts, Friday, June 10
With Sena Maddison pursuing a pro golf career in Saudi Arabia, Eric Stevenson sat in as my co-host. The Bud Light Fishing Rodeo begins June 24. Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer has…
Real News: Jurassic Park returns
The dinosaurs are back, and ready to take a bite out of the box office! Jurassic World Dominion will knock Top Gun: Maverick out of the top spot when it opens this…
Weekly Roundup: School Security Back in Spotlight
Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics By Ryan Dailey,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A school-safety measure signed this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis flew relatively…
FDOT, City tout Cervantes crosswalks
Seven new mid-block crossing locations are a major feature of the pedestrian safety improvements under construction on West Cervantes Street, between Dominguez and A Street in Pensacola. The mid-block crossings have multiple…
March For Our Lives rally set for Saturday, June 11
In response to the senseless massacre of 19 young children and two adults at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, a March For Our Lives rally will be held to end gun violence…
Kugelman Family Foundation donates $250K
The Kugelman Family Foundation has committed a $250,000 gift to Baptist Health Care Foundation. BHCF will honor the family by carrying forward the Kugelman Cancer Center name to the new Baptist Hospital…
Dinner on the Grounds raises over $530K
Peter Mougey, a local attorney with Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR), has a message of gratitude for Pensacola: “Thank you for feeding our children.†Mougey and his wife, Katrina, along with the law…